BILL NUMBER: ACR 54	CHAPTERED  05/17/99

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   31
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   MAY 17, 1999
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   MAY 13, 1999
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 10, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 10, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Strom-Martin and Senator Karnette
   (Principal coauthor:  Assembly Member Mazzoni)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Campbell, Correa, Honda, Nakano,
Reyes, Romero, Torlakson, Wiggins, Wildman, Ackerman, Alquist,
Ashburn, Baldwin, Bates, Battin, Baugh, Bock, Briggs, Calderon,
Cardenas, Cardoza, Cedillo, Corbett, Cunneen, Davis, Dickerson,
Ducheny, Dutra, Firebaugh, Florez, Floyd, Frusetta, Gallegos,
Granlund, Havice, Hertzberg, House, Jackson, Keeley, Knox, Kuehl,
Leach, Lempert, Leonard, Longville, Lowenthal, Machado, Maddox,
Maldonado, Margett, McClintock, Migden, Olberg, Oller, Robert
Pacheco, Rod Pacheco, Papan, Pescetti, Runner, Scott, Shelley, Soto,
Steinberg, Strickland, Thompson, Thomson, Washington, Wayne, Wesson,
Wright, and Zettel)
   (Coauthors:  Senators Alarcon, Alpert, and Chesbro)

                        APRIL 29, 1999

   Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 54--Relative to Day of the
Teacher.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 54, Strom-Martin.  Day of the Teacher.
   This measure would proclaim May 12, 1999, to be Day of the Teacher
and would urge Californians to observe that day.




   WHEREAS, An educated citizenry serves as the very foundation of
our democracy; and
   WHEREAS, Today's teachers mold the minds and train the work force
of the future; and
   WHEREAS, No other profession touches as many persons with such a
lasting effect; and
   WHEREAS, Good teaching grows in value and pays dividends far
beyond the classroom; and
   WHEREAS, California long ago recognized the immeasurable value of
our teachers and has designated the second Wednesday in May to be Day
of the Teacher, a special observance that honors teachers and the
teaching profession; and
   WHEREAS, Day of the Teacher has been sponsored by the California
Teacher's Association and the Association of Mexican American
Educators and was first recognized in 1982; and
   WHEREAS, California has patterned its celebration after the
traditional "El Dia del Maestro" festivities observed in Mexico and
other Latin American countries; and
   WHEREAS, Day of the Teacher should be a day for school districts,
parents, public officials, and the community to recognize the
dedication and commitment of teachers who are educating our children;
now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the day of May 12, 1999, be proclaimed Day
of the Teacher; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature urges all Californians to observe
the Day of the Teacher by taking the time to remember and honor all
teachers who give the gift of knowledge through teaching; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
